Light & Verity

Out for blood

Yale battles Harvard for Red Cross bragging rights.

Chart source: American Red Cross at Yale. Chart: Mark Zurolo ’01MFA

Chart source: American Red Cross at Yale. Chart: Mark Zurolo ’01MFA

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You might expect to see some bloodshed when Yale goes up against Harvard—at least in the annual Red Cross Blood Challenge. Yale collected 251 pints this year. Despite the presumed marketing advantage of being known as the Crimson, Harvard collected 123, giving Yale its sixth consecutive victory. Happily, everyone wins in this competition.

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